Title: Sr R&D Engineer, Advanced Catheter Development
This position is based in our Campbell, California offices. This position is on-site, full-time.

Why Imperative Care?
Do you want to make a real impact on patients?
As part of our team at Imperative Care, you can help elevate care for patients suffering from stroke and other devastating vascular diseases. Every day, the technologies that we develop at Imperative Care directly impact people at the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do.

What You’ll Do

As a senior professional, this position will use solid knowledge and experience to design, develop and launch innovative endovascular/neurovascular products through conceptualization, design development, verification/validation, and manufacturability assessments. This role will deliver ideation and prototyping, establishing requirements/specifications and verification of performance inputs and outputs.

Serve as technical team member or lead in project transfers from early-stage teams into formal design control programs
Create, modify, and qualify test methods per FDA and regulatory requirements
Establish and/or tune detailed requirements including product specifications and appropriate test methods through activities such as competitive testing, literature review and KOL engagement
Develop complex prototypes and refine designs in response to feasibility testing data, pre-clinical evaluations, and customer feedback
Ensure technical activities are properly documented; participate in and contribute to technical discussion sessions to generate new intellectual property.

What You’ll Bring – minimum requirements for this role:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related discipline and a minimum of 5 years of related experience in the medical device or related regulated industry; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Experience in endovascular/neurovascular techniques and devices, with knowledge of relevant standards preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of and exposure to product testing and data collection
Strong skill detailing project plans effectively with ability to complete projects independently or as part of a team, using evaluation, judgement and interpretation to select course of action
Must be able to travel domestically and internationally

Employee Benefits include a stake in our collective success with stock options, bonus, competitive salaries, a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, and a parental leave program.

Join Us! Imperative Care
Salary Range: $132,000 – 158,000 annually
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Imperative Care considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer. As part of our total rewards package, Imperative Care offers comprehensive benefits including a 401k plan, bonus, health benefits, generous PTO, a parental leave program and emotional health resources.

The posted salary range reflects compensation for employees based in the local Bay Area market. For candidates hired outside of this geographic area, compensation may vary and be adjusted based on location, local market conditions, and other factors

The use of external recruiters/staffing agencies requires prior approval from our Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department at Imperative Care requests that external recruiters/staffing agencies not to contact Imperative Care employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Complying with this request will be a factor in determining future professional relationships with Imperative Care.

Imperative Care will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates themselves for either current or future positions. Submission of unsolicited resumes in advance of an agreement between the Human Resources Department and the external recruiter/staffing agency does not create any implied obligation on the part of Imperative Care.

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